Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae |
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Monopisthocotylea
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Diplectanidae
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Pseudorhabdosynochus
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bunkleywilliamsae
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae Kritsky, Bakenhaster & Adams, 2015
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Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus. It has been described by Kritsky, Bakenhaster and Adams in 2015.
Description
Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae is a small monogenean, 420–697 µm in length. The species has the general characteristics of other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus, with a flat body and a posterior haptor, which is the organ by which the monogenean attaches itself to the gill of is host. The haptor bears two squamodiscs, one ventral and one dorsal.
Etymology
According to Kritsky, Bakenhaster & Adams (2015), Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae was named for Dr. Lucy Bunkley-Williams, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in recognition of her extensive research on the parasites of fishes occurring within the environs of Puerto Rico. She and Dr. Ernest Williams collected and preserved the specimens of P. bunkleywilliamsae on which the description was based.
Hosts and localities
The type-host and only recorded host of P. bunkleywilliamsae is the Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus (Serranidae: Epinephelinae). The type-locality and only recorded locality is La Parguera, Puerto Rico.
